Overview

• Over $6.2 billion in appropriated grants for after-school, summer learning, English learners, adult literacy and migrant education programs are stalled.
• More than 30 states have issued notices under the Impoundment Control Act preparing to sue over the withholding of federally approved funds.
• Every state and the District of Columbia faces at least 10% of its federal K-12 funding frozen, with 14 states and D.C. losing 15% or more.
• Education advocates warn that prolonged delays could force program cancellations, staff layoffs and closures of youth services like Boys & Girls Clubs.
• The president’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal formally seeks to eliminate all five K-12 grant programs currently under review.